Katherine Landergan

Katherine Landergan

Katherine Landergan is an Investigative Reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Her coverage focuses on safety net issues, like poverty programs, child welfare, mental health, homelessness, people with disabilities and veterans. She welcomes tips on these issues, and on other topics, at katherine.landergan@ajc.com. Before joining the AJC, Katherine worked in New Jersey for Politico, covering the state Legislature and governor's office. During the pandemic, she led a team of reporters as the New Jersey Bureau Chief.

Katherine Landergan is an Investigative Reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Her coverage focuses on safety net issues, like poverty programs, child welfare, mental health, homelessness, people with disabilities and veterans. She welcomes tips on these issues, and on other topics, at katherine.landergan@ajc.com. Before joining the AJC, Katherine worked in New Jersey for Politico, covering the state Legislature and governor's office. During the pandemic, she led a team of reporters as the New Jersey Bureau Chief.

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Georgia Childcare

Have a child in daycare or worked in one? The AJC wants to hear from you.

The AJC wants to speak to parents, daycare workers, directors and former employees, as we report on daycare staffing, safety, quality, inspections, access and affordability.

New MARTA train launch postponed

MARTA train maker stumbled in other cities. Officials say it paid off.

The Swiss manufacturer that built MARTA’s new trains has a history of rocky rollouts. Stadler trains had issues during rollouts in British cities before service improved.

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson at his election night watch party for the 2026 Georgia primary elections

Landscaper gets second chance at benefits in case against Rick Jackson

A Superior Court judge has given a landscaper another chance for benefits after being hurt while on the job for Rick Jackson, a leading Republican candidate for governor.

MARTA Train Delay

Is MARTA World Cup ready? New Atlanta trains haven’t passed safety tests.

Days before the World Cup begins in Atlanta, MARTA’s new railcars have not passed required safety tests, raising concerns about delays in a $707 million project.

Election 2026 Georgia Governor

A landscaper’s injury intensifies immigration talk in Georgia governor’s race

A landscaper fights for benefits after being hurt at Ga. governor candidate Rick Jackson's estate. The court case has become a flashpoint in the GOP governor's primary race.

Georgia Innocence Project

Discovery of lost evidence is stunning twist in decades-old sex assault case

Sandeep “Sonny” Bharadia spent two decades behind bars for a crime he says he didn’t commit. A stunning discovery of missing evidence has led Savannah DA to reopen the case.

Georgia districts forge their own way as troubled program faces a crossroads

Georgia districts forge their own way as troubled program faces a crossroads

School districts are dropping out of GNETS to serve students with emotional and behavioral disabilities.

GNETS program

‘I’m a bad kid,’ he told himself. How Georgia’s special ed program failed one child.

Parents find that it's easy to get into the GNETS program, but in some districts, difficult to leave.

Mary Wood

Ahead of her time 50 years ago, she now laments the state of GNETS

Five decades ago, Mary Wood created what is now called the Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support.

GNETS program

Georgia’s special ed program promised help. Families say it delivered them harm.

The Richards’ mission to rescue their son came with an unthinkable price tag....